8:30 – 10:30 a.m., Virtual Meeting via Teams
Attendees
Voting Members
- Martin Abraham
- Lorraine Acker
- Mike Andriatch
- Lexi Bradley
- Monica Brasted
- Austin Busch
- Frances Dearing
- Michael Doyle
- Tom Hernandez
- Cathy Houston-Wilson
- Stephanie Learn
- Yin Liu
- Carl O’Connor
- James Onley
- Heather Raczkowski
- Jamie Spiller
Non-Voting Members
- Eileen Daniel
- Crystal Hallenbeck-McPhall
- Mike Harrison
- President Macpherson
- Skye Paine
- Jim Wall: Co-Chair
- Elliot Weininger: Co-Chair
- Melissa Wight
Guests
- Don Bigelow
- Jennifer Blood
- Daniel Castaneda
- Keith Davis
- Deborah Ferris
- Jennifer Green
- Jennifer Haytock
- Anna Hintz
- Tiana Jackson
- Rachael Killion
- Jose Maliekal
- Frank Mancini
- Tyler Moesle
- Gary Morog
- Pamela O’Keefe
- Karen Podsiadly
- Pam Powell
- Janet Roy
- John Sapienza
- Megan Sarkis
- Katherine Schaal
- Rey Sia
- Bonnie Swoger
- Sarah Unger
- Dana Weiss
- Susan Wielgosz
- Robert Wyant
Regrets
Voting Members
- Kristin Hartway
- Sara Kelly
- Theresa Martinez
- Gavin Miller
- Kathy Peterson
- Lily Wegerski
The meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m.
Announcements
Dr. Weininger made the following announcement:
- The next meeting will be on May 2, 2024.
- The next meeting will be on May 9, 2024.
DIFR Budget Presentation
Mr. Bigelow and Mr. O’Connor presented the DIFR budget. The following questions, answers and discussion points occurred during the presentation:
- Appreciation was extended for the event presentation.
- The question was raised regarding the events app CORQ and if a student has to be deposited before they can access the app. It was stated that the app can be accessed at any time. If they can see certain events depends on how an event is designed. Events can be listed as public or specifically for students and staff. It was added that Mr. Wyant will reach out to Mr. Bigelow to partner for a communication to be sent out to students.
- The question was raised regarding if the delay of the FASFA is causing concern over deposits. It was stated that the department is in the same holding pattern as the rest of the university. It was added that the commit date was moved to June to provide more flexibility with the situation.
- The question was raised regarding the $3 million in scholarship funds and what the amount has historically been. It was stated that historically it fluctuated between $750,000 to $1 million. When the scholarship program was re-evaluated, it was requested that the contribution be $3 million. It was determined that the amount could be supported and it was been the amount since then.
- The question was raised regarding how the $3 million in scholarship funds compares to other SUNY institutions. It was stated that it varies at every SUNY institution. Some institutions are much higher than $3 million and others have no contribution. Brockport tends to be in the middle of the contribution level of the SUNY institutions.
- The question was raised regarding how sustainable is the $3 million scholarship and if there is an occupancy threshold that we need to maintain for that level of scholarship funding. It was stated that if the occupancy had stayed at the budgeted amount for 2023-24, the $3 million contribution would have had to be reconsidered. Since we are hitting a higher than projected occupancy from a bonding and cashflow standpoint we are in a sustainable place. If we had not hit occupancy like we did this year, we would have had a deeper conversation with the University on the longevity of the scholarship contribution and DIFR contributions.
- The question was raised regarding if there is a tall dorm building that is mothballed or planned to be mothballed. It was stated that Morgan has been officially mothballed. The debt service for Morgan had to be spread across all of the residential halls in order to transfer the building over to the construction fund for demolition. It was added that Mortimer was taken offline during COVID. With the increased enrollment of the freshman class last year, we did have to use part of Mortimer for housing. We are operating seven floors of Mortimer just to meet the demand of the large freshman class. For planning purposes, we are planning on using Mortimer next year.
BASC Budget Presentation
Ms. Weiss, Ms. Hintz and Ms. Ferris presented the BASC budget. The following questions, answers and discussion items occurred:
- Appreciation was extended for the presentation.
- Confirmation was requested if the 10-meal plan is more expensive than the 14-meal plan. It was stated that it is more expensive because it has more points and flexibility on where the points can be used.
- The question was raised if we ever considered a meal plan that provides a defined number of meals across the full semester. It was stated that we offer block plans for commuter students. The blocks are 10 meals or 25 meals. The problem with the block plans is that students don’t know how to budget them properly. There is federal legislation reviewing meal plans, so the block plans may be going away shortly.
- Congratulations was extended to Ms. Weiss on her pending retirement.
BSG Budget Presentation
Mr. Castañeda presented the BSG budget. The following discussion point occurred:
- Appreciation was extended for the presentation.
Additional Items from the Committee
Due to time constraints, the Open Positions and Retirement Eligible presentation will be moved to our next meeting on May 2nd.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:19 a.m.
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